thank you, jess parker — to the close of the year.hank you, jess parker in kyiv. _ the price of energy in england, wales and scotland could go up to cover the cost of customers who can't pay their bills. the energy regulator ofgem has announced plans to raise the price cap from april next year to help suppliers recover nearly £3 billion worth of debts. our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey, is here. how will this work? charities are warning money to pay their key debts. but some people are unable to pay and now so—called bad debts have reached a record in the energy sector of almost £3 billion, as you say, according to the regulator of gem. what it is proposing is to lift very slightly the price cap, the cost of each unit of energy that we pay for, adding about £16 to a typical household bill. if you are on a prepayment meter you would not pay. the idea is it gives funds to the suppliers to offer things like repayment plans and even to write off some of those bad debt. many people, bill payers, might have their own views as

jess parker, thank you. after republicans in the us this week blocked further spending there. many of them want compromises on immigration controls at the us border with mexico in exchange for their support. a dramatic rise in the numbers crossing the infamous wall could have far—reaching consequences for the war in europe. our north america editor sarah smith has been at the border, at jacumba in california. hey, you don't have to push. just get in line. this is not what the us border patrol are used to. illegal immigrants who snuck into america lining up to hand themselves in. ina line. easy, easy, easy. so many of them, the authorities are overwhelmed by hundreds of people waiting for their chance to claim asylum in america. coming from afghanistan, this man doesn't want the taliban he's escaping from to see his face. his journey through central america was brutal. very, very, very, very horrible and very bad. they treated all the people, especially asians, i don't know how to say, like a dog. but the mom

for the latest from kyiv, here's jess parker.be this. but that's how life looks today in kyiv. in last night's explosion, ondrej�*s skin was pierced by shards of glass. translation: it was horrifying, a niahtmare. i couldn't believe it had happened. we don't have a house anymore. we don't have a car. what to do? where to go? it's not clear. throwing away the debris from missiles shot down in the night. packing up without anywhere to go. a terrible, familiar routine and one for which there's less global attention and dwindling pledges of aid. "see what the russians are doing to us?" says oleksander. "help is needed." he's in shock, seeing injured children. he thanks god his own grandson didn't stay last night. president zelensky arriving in norway. big decisions on eu support and membership talks loom after he failed to clinch crucial defence funds in the us following a faltering counter—offensive. aircraft to artillery, it doesn't matter. i mean, you need it, and of course you can have it if the world, if europe in unity around u

jess parker has the latest from kyiv. >> you would not think that just a few small steps from here, thereld be this, but that is how life looks today in kyiv. in last nights explosion, her skin was pierced by shards of glass. >> it was horrifying, a nightmare. i could not believe it had happened. we don't have a house anymore. we don't have a car. what to do, where to go, it is not clear. jess: throughout noah gray -- throwing away the debris, packing up without anywhere to go, a terrible, familiar routine, and one for which there is less global attention and dwindling pledges of aid. see what the russians are doing to us, says alexander. help is needed. he is in shock after seeing injured children. he thanks god his own grandson did not stay last night. president zelenskyy arriving in norway. big decisions on e.u. support into membership talks ellume after he failed to clinch a crucial defense funds in the u.s. following a faltering counteroffensive. >> aircraft to artillery, doesn't matter. you needed and of course you can have it if the world, if europe in around ukraine. of course, yo

let's go live to kyiv, jess parker is there.re money and weapons for kyiv, not quite answered as ukraine had hoped, but presumably very pleased with developments today around eu membership. absolutely, the decision to open membership talks will be hugely welcomed here in ukraine. remember, they applied tojoin welcomed here in ukraine. remember, they applied to join the eu right after russia's full scale invasion, but for many, the move towards europe is a long held ambition rooted in values they feel they are fighting for right now. for president zelensky, the decision is something that he desperately wanted and frankly desperately needed. he has, as you say, been trying to reenergise western support but left the us earlier this week having failed to secure some crucial defence funds from washington, dc, and ten i's decision in brussels was hanging in the balance, eu leaders pushed it through in a pretty bizarre fashion, and the only one to oppose the plans, hungry�*s viktor orban, left the room as the decisions were made. this

on the ground, the bbc�*s jess parker has more on the challenges the country's facing as the war dragsance as of course been crucial to the ukrainian war effort, which is why there is concern here in kyiv about this congressional wrangling happening in washington, dc. it comes at a time as well where there is some doubt over fresh eu financial assistance, so president zelensky addressing g7 world leaders while trying to strike a relatively upbeat tone also had a stark message, saying that russia and president putin hope that the western world to support ukraine will collapse, so his underlying message is, prove president putin wrong. it is a message we heard on the streets of kyiv, talking to people, one woman i spoke to actually became quite tearful, talking about these issues. her son is serving on the front line, she said ukraine it needs more weapons because ukraine's children are dying. this all comes at a difficult time for the country. the counteroffensive launched in june widely seen as having failed to deliver those hoped for gains and is well the west distracted by what's hap

for the latest from kyiv here's jess parker.e'd be this. but that's how life looks today in kyiv. in last night's explosion, ondrej�*s skin was pierced by shards of glass. translation: it was horrifying, a niahtmare. i couldn't believe it had happened. we don't have a house anymore. we don't have a car. what to do? where to go? it's not clear. throwing away the debris from missiles shot down in the night. packing up without anywhere to go. a terrible, familiar routine and one for which there's less global attention and dwindling pledges of aid. "see what the russians are doing to us?" says oleksander. "help is needed." he's in shock, seeing injured children. he thanks god his own grandson didn't stay last night. president zelensky arriving in norway. big decisions on eu support and membership talks loom after he failed to clinch crucial defence funds in the us following a faltering counter—offensive. aircraft to artillery, it doesn't matter. i mean, you need it, and of course you can have it if the world, if europe in unity arou

our correspondent in kyiv, jess parker, has been to see what that means for the people of kyiv.n future to build our country, and it will be very hard, but i know that we will do it. teachers�* wages are among the many things that eu aid helps pay for, but fresh funds are stuck. so is new us defence money. we need this help very much now, don't be, you know, just a side. participate, help our children, we do our best, but with the help of other countries, we will do even more. we have been down here for more than an hour now, and of course it is highly disruptive to the children's education, they can't be taught properly down here. that being said, everyone's very calm, they are getting on with it, they are used to it. this is the reality of daily life for ukrainian children. on the streets of kyiv, patriotism can't disguise these difficult days, after efforts to take back territory from russia stalled. an application to join the eu did progress this week, but for elena it is the story of her home, occupied luhansk, which absorbs her. translation: it is very painful for me to wa

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our correspondent jessica parker is in kyiv. jess been caught up in some domestic political issues, specifically the us southern border crisis. as well there are some lawmakers who are sceptical about sending more money and more weapons to ukraine. president zelensky is a man who is known to be quite persuasive. you will try to deploy those powers of persuasion when he goes to washington, dc. later in the week there is a summit in brussels, and thatis there is a summit in brussels, and that is where eu leaders will decide on a couple of things as well. first of whether ukraine should be allowed to progress to the next stage as it tries to join the european union. the uk recently left the european union but ukraine is trying tojoin it. looks like there are some problems. the hungarian prime minister is threatening to block those plans, and also a plan for 50 billion euros worth of economic and financial aid for ukraine as well. a big week for president zelensky and the morale as well of people across ukraine. ., ~ the morale as well o